Justin Matthews, Park County Southwest Montana Prevention, Park Connect Youth Group, Park County Youth Courts, and Crazy Mountain Ventures Wilderness Guides put together our first annual youth backpacking trip. This trip consisted of a two-day 14-mile hike to an alpine lake in the Crazy Mountains. The kids learned the history of Crazies, leadership skills, backcountry …
Dawn Ries, Powell/Granite Counties Dawn did Family Night giveaway in Deer Lodge. Buckets were prepared for families to have a night together before school started. They each contained a movie, a game, popcorn, snacks, drinks, a regular deck of cards, and Mad Libs booklets as well as prevention information. 45 buckets were given out. She …
Angelica Mozqueda, BG Musselshell & Golden Valley Musselshell County Prevention has worked all summer with a group of youth. The goals of the youth were to create a peer on peer team that can be sustainable. The youth created “YOUTH C.A.R.E.S” Cares stands for CULTIVATING ACCEPTANCE RESPECT EMPATHY AND SUPPORT The youth is hoping …
Gina Lamb, Phillips County The beginning of August kept Phillips County PS Gina Lamb busy as she traveled our great state from Malta to Fairmont for the Prevention Academy and back again in time to set up an information booth at the Phillips County Fair for two days. Phillips County Prevention partnered with Malta Kids …
Multiple of the new CTC Communities, as part of the DPHHS CTC Expansion, have been very busy this summer! In Phase 1, CTC coordinators spent significant time meeting with leaders in their community, discussing the leaders’ perspectives on youth behavior in their community as well as getting buy-in from these leaders to support moving CTC …
The Carbon County Behavioral Health and Crisis Coalition (CCCC) was awarded an OD2A mini-grant to provide Mental Health First Aid Instructor training for interested CCCC members. The award was key to generating interest among our community partners in joining the Carbon County Behavioral Health and Crisis Coalition. Discussions at meetings about Mental Health First Aid, …
During autumn of 2022, teachers and school staff throughout Missoula County participated in a survey to assess what current prevention practices schools are using in regard to underage substance use prevention programming. This survey, conducted by the Healthy Missoula Youth Coalition, found that most teachers and school staff felt the need for extra support, despite …
Baker Public Schools and the community welcomed a special guest speaker on Sept. 8. Presentations were given by Dr. Crystal Collier, first with Baker/Plevna High School students at 10 a.m. in the McGonigal gymnasium and then another for the community at Longfellow gymnasium later that evening at 6 p.m. Collier discussed some intense topics with …
Idabelle Sisk, PFS/BG Rosebud Rosebud Prevention has been collaborating with Lame Deer High school and the school’s counselor Alan Spang. Mr. Spang has asked prevention if it would be possible to help student athletes with a healthy snack after practice and during his 20 one on one sessions with at-risk students. Mr. Spang has explained …
Phillips County (PC) Prevention/EMCMHC teamed up with PC Hospital, PC Health Dept and PC Coalition for Healthy Choices to organize & host the 2nd Annual Mental Health Awareness Walk (5th Annual Walk in September during Suicide Prevention Awareness month). Over 80 people registered and gathered to listen to Kaylie Gilman tell her personal story of …
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